scaly
Covered or abounding with scales.
Example
“a scaly fish  a scaly stem”
Other meanings
Composed of scales lying over each other.
“a scaly bulb”
Resembling scales, laminae, or layers.
Related words
- nonscaly
- scalybutt
- scalyfin
- scalyfoot
- Cameroon scaly-tail
- scalily
- scaliness
- scaly anteater
- scaly-breasted lorikeet
- scaly clam
- scaly spleenwort
- scaly legs
Word history
From Middle English "scali".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “scaly” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.